The symbolism of this vestment is darkness vs light and alternately darkness is on top. This could signify the battle between good and evil, but then there are twisted bars between the panels and there are dark triple teeth motifs on the sleeves and borders of this vestment. These have to be a visual 'Freudian slip', that unconsciously and unintentionally reveals the twisted and false beliefs being pushed by false shepherds, theologians and pagan religion inspired psychologists like Jung - that God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit are either evil, capable of evil and/or are a mixture of good and evil.

This is basically a vestment that only a toxic and dangerous priest would wear would wear in one of the various apostate denominations' synagogues of hasatan.

Reminds me of the time (early 80s) we attended a wedding in a Roman church where the priest wore a stole that looked crocheted/knitted. My daughter was inspired to comment: Why is the priest wearing that funny afghan?

In cut and pattern it has a very Asian look and if it were made for an Asian-Christian congregation would be a perfectly appropriate blending of ethnic style and liturgical function.

If we in the west can wear vestments based on ancient Roman secular clothing, and the orthodox can wear vestments designed after Byzantine court dress, there is no reason our Asian brothers and sisters can't adapt their traditional styles for Christian worship.

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